Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides planned and acute services through two hospital sites.

The larger hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, provides a 24-hour A&E department, as well as maternity services and is also recognised as a major trauma centre for the region. Castle Hill Hospital provides oncology and haematology services as well as a number of different surgeries. Together both hospitals have over 1,000 beds and employs more than 7,000 staff.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      4
    • Severe
      40
    • Moderate
      437
    • Low
      1,708
    • None
      12,415
    Total 14,604
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review
    2. Patient accident
    3. Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    November 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    58.2%
  • Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    October 2024
    Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    54.9%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    July to September 2024
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    85.8%
  • Summary Hospital-level
    Mortality Indicator
    August 2023 to July 2024
    Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator
    1
  • Number of cancelled
    critical operations
    February 2020
    Number of cancelled critical operations
    4
  • Number of cancelled
    elective operations
    July to September 2024
    Number of cancelled elective operations
    266

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    October 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    17.4%
  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    October 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    0

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    2
  • Wrong site surgery - 1
  • Retained foreign object post procedure - 0
  • Wrong implant/prosthesis - 1
  • Misplaced naso- or orogastric tubes - 0
  • Overdose of insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device - 0
  • Administration of medication by the wrong route - 0
  • Overdose of methotrexate for non cancer treatment - 0
  • Failure to install functional collapsible shower or curtain rails - 0
  • Transfusion or transplantation of ABO incompatible blood components or organs - 0
  • Unintentional connection of a patient requiring O2 to an air flowmeter - 0
  • Misselection of high strength midazolam - 0
  • Misselection of a strong potassium solution - 0
  • Falls from poorly restricted windows - 0
  • Chest or neck entrapment in bed rails - 0
  • Scalding of patients - 0